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BATON ROUGE - Police said a 6-year-old was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by a car Saturday evening.
It happened on 1700 Victoria Dr. and Melon Ct. around 3 p.m.
Emergency responders say the child was transported to Our Lady of the Lake with broken... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police said a man who was likely drunk fell asleep on train tracks near Tigerland and was hit by a train Friday morning.
A Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said the 20-year-old man was hit around 2:15 a.m. He suffered serious foot injuries as a result.
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BATON ROUGE - Police said a 14-year-old boy hit by a car while walking to a school bus stop in Baton Rouge Wednesday has died.
Investigators said Daytron Edwards was hit while walking on Evangeline Street near North Foster. Police said it appears the car suffered a mechanical problem,... more »

YOUNGSVILLE - State police say a Youngsville man was attempting to walk across U.S. Highway 90 in St. Martin Parish when he was hit by a small SUV. Master Trooper Brooks David says 48-year-old Brian Bearden was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced death Sunday night. David said the... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police released the identity of a woman who was hit and killed by a car late Monday night.
Maria Cunningham, 35, was walking in the middle of 72nd Avenue just before midnight when she was hit by Honda Accord being driven by an unidentified 23 year... more »

St. Amant - State Troopers are asking for your help in finding a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run crash in St. Amant last week.
It happened on August 17 on LA Hwy 429 east of LA Hwy 431.
Troopers say an unknown silver vehicle... more »

ST. AMANT- A man from Ascension Parish, accused in a boating hit and run in Livingston Parish last month, is now behind bars.
This morning, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested Thomas Amorello.
Agents say Amorello, of St. Amant, was driving his ski boat on the Amite... more »

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office identified a pedestrian who was killed early Thursday morning.
Deputies said 36-year-old Anthony Ray Robinson was found dead in a ditch on Hoo Shoo Too Rd. at 2:30 a.m. after a woman who may have hit him with her... more »

ANGOLA- A man serving a live sentence at the State Penitentiary confessed to a 30-year-old murder but won't be tried in connection with the crime.
Larry Thompson, 71, is doing time for other crimes. He said he was hired to kill Maria Marshall in Toms River, New Jersey in... more »

SHREVEPORT - Shreveport police say a 6-year-old boy has died after being hit by a school bus. Cpl. Marcus Hines says Brenden Houston was pronounced dead at University Health Medical Center Thursday afternoon. Hines says Houston was hit after he exited the Caddo Parish school bus. He says the driver,... more »

BATON ROUGE - According to police, a man is dead after he was hit by a car near LSU early Monday morning.
Police responded to the accident on Nicholson Dr. around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found Carrei Johnson, 65, as well as the car that hit him.... more »

PONCHATOULA - State police say a 20-year-old Ponchatoula man has died after being hit by a pickup while walking on Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish. Trooper Greg Marchand says Lavarius Grisby was pronounced dead by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office after the accident that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday... more »

BATON ROUGE- An emergency worker was hit by a car and taken to the hospital Friday evening.
The EMS employee was hit on Greenwell Street near Landis as they were assisting an ambulance backing up. A passing car hit the worker.
The person hit was not identified and... more »

BATON ROUGE - A 54-year-old man was killed last night in a shooting on the 4300 block of North Foster Drive.
Police say the victim was walking outside when a few people rode by on bicycles and shot him multiple times.
According to the Baton Rouge Police Department,... more »

SHREVEPORT - Authorities say a 32-year-old man has died after being hit by a car on Louisiana Highway 527 in Bossier Parish. Louisiana State Police say in a news release that Andrew Burks of Elm Grove was killed when he was hit by a car on Friday night. The news... more »

LOS ANGELES- A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a hit-and-run driving charge against singer Chris Brown. The judge said Brown had reached a civil compromise with the other driver and City News Service says the misdemeanor was dropped Thursday. Brown didn't attend the hearing. Brown claims he traded insurance information... more »

BOURG- State police are searching for the driver of a car that struck and killed a Galliano man who was lying in the roadway on the Bourg-Larose Highway. Troopers say 29-year-old Jay Curler was pronounced dead early Sunday morning by the Terrebonne Parish Corner's Office. Witnesses told authorities that Curler... more »

WALKER - A Walker Police officer accused of hitting a rape suspect while they were in custody recently ran into trouble with past law enforcement agencies for using excessive force.
Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested James Dipuma, 32, after they said he hit Raymond Robison, 19, while Robison was... more »

BATON ROUGE- State Police interviewed two people who suggested Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley was en route to visit another woman the morning he was involved in a deadly hit-and-run.
Their accounts are published in the officer's crash report from the wreck in the early morning hours... more »

BATON ROUGE - A police report reveals more disturbing details about the events leading up to an infant's death last weekend in Baton Rouge.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, the mother of 11-month-old Aaliyah Heard told investigators that on June 20 the girl's father, 26-year-old Larry Leflore,... more »

BUTTE LA ROSE- State police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash La. Highway 3177 south of Interstate 10 which claimed the life of a 59-year-old Breaux Bridge man. Troopers say shortly after 4:30 a.m. Saturday the body of Aubrey Talley Jr. was found in the middle of Highway... more »

MIRAMAR, Fla. - A teen watching NBA Finals postgame coverage in South Florida was hit by what police believe was celebratory gunfire. Fifteen-year-old Brandon Reid says he was watching Miami Heat basketball players celebrate their world championship Thursday when a bullet came through his mother's sliding glass door and grazed... more »

ST. HELENA - Louisiana State Police are investigating if a passenger was riding with Malcolm Sibley when he crashed into a truck early Saturday morning.
Cody Iasigi, 21, of Liberty, Miss., later died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the crash.
Troopers said he and two others,... more »

ALBANY - Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley has a specific reason why he left the scene of a crash where one man died, but he and his attorney are not explaining just yet.
They said they won't do so until Louisiana State Police close their investigation, which... more »

ST. HELENA - A State Police spokesperson said the Livingston Parish School Board president who left the scene of a fatal crash is not at fault.
Investigators took Malcolm Sibley's GMC truck to the State Police Crime Lab today to see if damages are consistent with the crash report... more »

BATON ROUGE - A hit and run driver killed a 47-year-old woman on Greenwell Springs Road Saturday.
Witnesses told Baton Rouge Police that Louise Hunter was attempting to cross the road when she was struck by a white car driven by a black male. The make and model of... more »

BATON ROUGE - Family members tell News 2 an 11-year-old boy is still in critical condition after he stepped into traffic and was hit by a truck this weekend.
Michael Ester's father said his son is still in intensive care, and doctors are waiting for swelling in his brain... more »

NEW YORK- Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street a day after the market hit its latest record high. Wal-Mart led the Dow Jones industrial average lower after the giant retailer blamed higher payroll taxes, bad weather and delayed tax refunds for a sales slump that disappointed investors. Cisco... more »

Walker- A fugitive from Georgia wanted in a hit and run accident in Livingston Parish, is now under arrest.
The accident happened Sunday evening at the intersection of Walker South Road and Florida Boulevard.
Police say Powell admitted to drinking before the accident, then took off and hid... more »

BOSSIER CITY- A Shreveport woman is accused of battery after police say she hit a co-worker with a bottle of steak sauce. Bossier City police say 30-year-old Lashonda Turner and 23-year-old Heather Mattingly were working at steak house Sunday when they got into an argument and Turner allegedly grabbed a... more »

Walker- A man who admitted to police he crashed into a home in Livingston Parish over the weekend, then took off on foot, is now behind bars.
Police say early Saturday morning, Ashlyn Schroeder walked out of her home on Gaylord Road in Walker and found a car crashed... more »

SLIDELL - Deputies said a driver was blinded by the sun when she hit a school crossing guard in St. Tammany Parish this morning.
It happened outside the North Shore High School while the driver was dropping off children at the school. A sheriff's office spokesperson said the driver,... more »

Baton Rouge- A man suspected in a deadly hit and run from May last year in Baton Rouge, is now behind bars.
Deputies arrested Wayne Station for hitting Durrell Anthony Ballard with his vehicle in the 7700 block of Hanks Drive.
Station admitted to authorities he had consumed... more »

NEW ORLEANS - A crewboat struck an inactive wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico overnight, causing it to spew a mixture of oil and water according to the U. S. Coast Guard.
They reported the vessel hit the wellhead, which is owned by Swift Energy, around 8 p.m. Tuesday.... more »

DENHAM SPRINGS- A 7-year-old boy was hit by a car near a school in Livingston Parish Monday night.
Police said the child was crossing Cockerham Road, from Freshwater Elementary School when he was hit.
The child's parents and other kids were around at the time of the crash.... more »

LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles prosecutors have charged country star Emmylou Harris with misdemeanor hit-and-run related to an accident last year. The Grammy-winning singer was charged Wednesday for failing to exchange information with a driver whose car she hit on a freeway on Oct. 1. A criminal complaint filed in Beverly... more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Officials say the ship that hit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was not carrying oil as cargo, only fuel to power its engines. The ship struck a tower of the bridge's western span around 11:20 a.m. Monday. Coast Guard and transportation officials say there were no reports... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a Baton Rouge man this weekend after they said he hit and woman and a teen during an argument.
Police accused Robert Brown, 34, of domestic abuse battery, simple battery and cruelty to juveniles after the incident Sunday.
According to investigators, Brown and... more »

BATON ROUGE- Friends of Samuel Barth, 17, remember a smart and funny high school student, and said his life was cut short.
Barth died Monday afternoon in an accident on Jefferson Highway.
Baton Rouge Police said Barth was driving south on Jefferson at a high rate of speed... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police said a Baton Rouge teenager died when his car hit a pole and flipped this afternoon.
Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said Samuel Barth, 17, died in the wreck at 6605 Jefferson Highway around 3 p.m.
Stubbs said he was driving south on Jefferson at a... more »

SHREVEPORT - Authorities in Shreveport say an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a police car. The accident happened around 7 a.m. Thursday. Police said the girl was standing in the street when a patrol car topped a small hill. Officials said the officer at the... more »

BATON ROUGE - One person is in the hospital this morning, after being struck by a vehicle early Friday.
Police found the 21-year-old victim lying in the road in the 4400 block of Nicholson Drive, around 3:30 a.m.
He is said to have suffered life-threatening injuries. His name... more »

SAN FRANCISCO - When he broke his leg and needed to be evacuated from a national forest in Northern California, U.S. Air Force doctor Jeremy Kilburn never thought he would be called on to save the life of his rescuer. But that's just what happened when a California Highway Patrol... more »

BATON ROUGE - An arrest has been made in connection with a hit and run death.
Police today identified the woman killed Sunday morning as 31-yearold Raven Nicole Wright Southerland of Baton Rouge.
Police said Southerland and her boyfriend got into an argument while she was riding in... more »

LAKE CHARLES - Authorities say a 35-year-old Lake Charles man has died in a hit-and-run after he was struck while lying in the westbound lane Louisiana Highway 3112. Louisiana State Police Sgt. James Anderson says in a news release Saturday that Claude William Stuart was hit Saturday just before 2... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a hit and run accident early this morning that left one person dead.
Uniform patrol officers were called to the 4200 block of Mohican Prescott shortly after 2:30am.
The body of an unidentified woman was laying in the roadway, and a witness... more »

GARNER, N.C. - "American Idol" champion Scotty McCreery didn't get the win while pitching for Garner High School in his latest outing, but he apparently came away unscathed after a scary moment on the mound. The country music sensation was pitching in the third inning against East Wake High School... more »

BARATARIA BAY - Two years after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists say they're finding trouble with sick fish that dwell along offshore reefs and in the deep waters - especially in places where the oil spill hit the hardest. The scientists are unsure what's causing a small... more »

DEXTER, Mich. - The National Weather Service says a slow-moving storm that damaged more than 100 homes in a rural southeastern Michigan community when a tornado touched down included at least one other tornado that caused damage. No serious injuries were reported and crews are expected to survey the damage... more »

WATSON - Officials say the fall opening of the new Live Oak High School in Watson could be delayed after thieves stole more than $100,000 worth of copper and tools from the construction site. Bruce Bacon, the job superintendent for Woodrow Wilson Construction Co. says the thieves knew exactly what... more »

BATON ROUGE - National Signing Day has been a mixed bag of results for the LSU Tiger football program, as they've filled needs on their roster, however missed out on some of the top talent in the state.
The Tigers, who plan to take 25 commitments, have signed 22... more »

TOKYO - A new study warns that Tokyo has a 70 percent chance of being hit by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake within four years. The study published by University of Tokyo seismologists based the warning on an increase in seismic activity in the region since last year's March 11 disaster,... more »

PORT ALLEN- A woman is dead after being hit by a car in Port Allen.
It happened around 2:00am Saturday morning on US 190 west of LA 1145.
According to investigators, 39-year-old Elodia Smith walked directly into the path of a 1999 Mercury Cougar west on US 190.... more »

WALKER - Police caught two people in a minivan who ran into the side of a church Wednesday afternoon in Livingston Parish. They were reportedly fleeing from the scene of a hit and run.
Authorities arrested Vanessa Whittington of Walker and Orrin Thomas of Bogalusa.
Whittington is charged... more »

BATON ROUGE - An enraged high school student inadvertently injured herself this morning after hitting her bus driver in the back of the head causing the driver to slam on the breaks and throw the high schooler into the bus' windshield, smashing it in the process.
East Baton Rouge... more »

BATON ROUGE - The driver in an alleged hit and run that occurred on E. Boyd Drive this morning has turned himself in to Baton Rouge police.
Mark Almon, 21, of St. Gabriel, is charged with one count of felony hit and run.
Almon is accused of hitting... more »

BATON ROUGE - An LSU cheerleader is in intensive care after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver this weekend.
Police said Kip Carter was struck by a vehicle while on River Road early Sunday morning. He was walking back home from a friend's house when he was hit... more »

BATON ROUGE- A man accused of a hit-and-run incident that injured an LSU graduate student and member of the university cycling club a year ago is scheduled to be sentenced today.
Marshall Hahn, 31, faces up to 10 years in prison for the incident that injured Mike Bitton.
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BATON ROUGE- A one-year-old baby is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car. It happened just before midnight Tuesday in the 200 block of Woodpecker Street in Baton Rouge.
Family members tell News 2 they found the baby lying motionless in the road.
"He... more »

BATON ROUGE- A Louisiana Lotto ticket sold in Houma matched all six numbers to win Saturday night's $425,000 jackpot.
Officials also say an Easy 5 ticket sold in Ville Platte matched all the numbers to capture the top prize of $183,336.
No one hit the multistate Powerball jackpot,... more »

WATSON, La.- Louisiana State Police say a teenager is fighting for his life after someone crashed their car into him and took off. It happened late Friday night on LA 16 near Wildwood Road in Watson, La.
State Police identified the victim as 17-year-old Justin Beck, of Denham Springs.... more »

BATON ROUGE- A man is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car. It happened in the 1100 block of I-110 over Hollywood Street after 1 a.m. Saturday.
According to police, an oncoming car hit the victim as he was trying to get out of his... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge arrested a 16-year-old male after a foot chase today for trying to shoot and kill someone back in January.
The teen had been wanted since Jan. 16 for second-degree attempted murder after a shooting on north 31st Street and Lula Avenue.
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INDEPENDENCE - After six months with little to no answers, friends and family members of 20-year-old Jamin Robinson are fearful the case could go cold.
Robinson was killed last July less than 200 yards from his home on Kemp Street, when investigators believe he was hit by a slow... more »

BATON ROUGE - After almost two years of investigation, police arrested a man today for a hit and run collision that killed a pedestrian in 2009. Police said 42-year-old Arthur Hudson hit John Artinian on Constitution Avenue as Artinian and a friend were walking on the sidewalk on Sept. 26,... more »

UPDATE 9:46 p.m.- State police have arrested Kathleen Fitzpatrick of Gonzales today in connection with the Monday night hit-and-run. She is charged with felony hit and run driving.
UPDATE 6:20 p.m. - State Police have officially arrested the woman detained earlier today in connection with the Monday night hit-and-run.... more »

PORT VINCENT - Louisiana State Police are investigating a hit and run crash that left an Ascension Parish woman brain-dead, according to her family.
22-year-old Crisy Hadley is on life support at a local hospital after the incident Monday night. Her brother Matthew said he was walking with her... more »

GONZALES – A Prairieville man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Gonzales last night, according to city police. 44-year-old Demaric Carter was hit by a pickup while crossing Airline Highway just after 7 p.m. last night, and flown to a Baton Rouge hospital. Investigators say... more »

BATON ROUGE - An employee of Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge died after being hit by a car. It happened on Highland Road after 7 a.m. Sunday. Louisiana State Police said 22-year-old Jordan Gautreau, Gonzales, was hanging a sign for the church when he was hit by a car.... more »

BATON ROUGE – Update: A man is in critical condition after his wheelchair was rear ended by a car shortly before 12:30 p.m. in north Baton Rouge earlier today.
Police said a witness saw the crash and stopped to perform CPR on the 53-year-old man until paramedics arrived. The... more »

UPDATE: Wooddale Blvd. has been re-opened by police.
BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a crash in north Baton Rouge that seriously injured a man in a wheelchair and caused officers to close a portion of the highway.
Police said a witness saw the crash and stopped to... more »

Baton Rouge Police are investigating a fatal accident this morning where a man was hit by a truck while crossing Florida Boulevard. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely with BRPD said 49-year-old Phillip Hill of Baton Rouge was hit by a Dodge Durango while trying to cross Florida Blvd. around 6:30 this morning.... more »

Although a former LSU administrator's cross-country bike ride to raise awareness about the Gulf Coast oil spill ended in tragedy, his quest to help those harmed by the spill continues. Roger Grooters, 66, began his ride Sept. 10 in Oceanside, Calif. He was just days from finishing his 3,200-mile journey... more »

A pedestrian was hit by a car in Baton Rouge tonight. Paramedics said an adult male was struck at Plank Road and Ozark Street and suffered serious head injuries. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. News 2 will update as more information becomes available. more »

Baton Rouge police are investigating a deadly hit and run crash. It happened at 11 p.m. Thursday at 7900 Airline Highway near Tom Drive. Police say an unknown male wearing all dark clothing was struck in the roadway by an SUV headed northbound on Airline Highway. The name of the... more »

A 20-year-old man died after he was hit by a car in Terrebonne Parish. State police say Derrick Collins was headed east in the right lane on Bayou Gardens Blvd. in Houma. Collins saw Jacob Bollingham walking in the same lane, and tried to change lanes, but struck Bollingham. Bollingham... more »

The annual "Ride of Silence" sent a loud message across Baton Rouge Wednesday when more than 250 bikers put purpose to their pedals.
The bike ride remembers cyclists who have been injured or killed by motorists, like LSU grad student Michael Bitton. Bitton was hit over the weekend while... more »

Authorities in West Baton Rouge Parish have made an arrest into a Hit and Run involving a pedestrian.
Port Allen Police say Tyrone Beard hit Carlos Edwards, of California, with his car.
Edwards was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Beard was booked on one count... more »